#3 of 35 US cities · 2024
How pleasant is the weather in Oakland, CA?
In 2024, 80% of daytime hours in Oakland were enjoyable outdoors: 3,820 of 4,758 hours between 8 AM and 9 PM. That's #3 of 35 major US cities. August was the best month and March the worst.
- Enjoyable
- 80%
- Comfortable temp
- 87%
- Too cold
- 11%
- Too hot
- 3%
- Lost to rain
- 0.5%
- Lost to gusts
- 6.1%
Month by month
Share of each month's daytime hours (8 AM to 9 PM). Avg temp is the plain air temperature over those hours, not feels-like.
| Month | Enjoyable | Comfortable | Too cold | Too hot | Rain | Avg temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 72% | 28% | 0% | 1.2% | 55°F |
| February | 70% | 76% | 24% | 0% | 2.1% | 56°F |
| March | 70% | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0.7% | 57°F |
| April | 77% | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0.5% | 60°F |
| May | 83% | 94% | 5% | 0% | 0.0% | 65°F |
| June | 81% | 99% | 0% | 1% | 0.0% | 68°F |
| July | 90% | 92% | 0% | 8% | 0.0% | 72°F |
| August | 94% | 99% | 0% | 1% | 0.0% | 69°F |
| September | 88% | 92% | 1% | 7% | 0.0% | 69°F |
| October | 85% | 86% | 2% | 12% | 0.0% | 70°F |
| November | 78% | 84% | 16% | 0% | 1.0% | 58°F |
| December | 77% | 79% | 21% | 0% | 0.5% | 55°F |
What limits outdoor time
Oakland almost never gets too hot during the day. Cold is what costs it hours. Wind matters too: gusts took 6.1% of daytime hours.
Sun or shade makes less difference here: 66% of comfortable hours were pleasant in both.
Weather escapes within driving distance
An hour's drive (about 45 miles) reaches places that average 10°F cooler in summer, but nowhere meaningfully warmer in winter. Stretch it to two hours (about 90 miles) and you can find places 11°F cooler in summer. Distances are straight-line; temperatures are PRISM 1991–2020 averages.
How Oakland, CA compares
- San Diego, CA · #1 · 94%
- Los Angeles, CA · #2 · 85%
- San Jose, CA · #4 · 80%
- San Francisco, CA · #5 · 77%
- Sacramento, CA · #6 · 65%
Other California cities: San Diego, CA (94%), Los Angeles, CA (85%), San Jose, CA (80%), San Francisco, CA (77%), Sacramento, CA (65%).
Questions
How many pleasant outdoor hours does Oakland, CA get?
3,820 hours in 2024, counting only 8 AM to 9 PM. That's 80% of daytime hours, about 294 days' worth of daytime, and ranks #3 of 35 major US cities.
What is the best month to be outside in Oakland, CA?
August, when 94% of daytime hours were enjoyable. July (90%) and September (88%) came next. March was the worst month, at 70%.
What makes outdoor time less pleasant in Oakland, CA?
Mostly temperature. 11% of daytime hours were too cold and 3% too hot. Rain took another 0.5%, and gusty wind 6.1%.
Scored with the default rule: 48–79°F feels-like in sun or shade, under 1 mm/h of rain, gusts under 27 mph, 8 AM to 9 PM. If you run hotter or colder than that, set your own range on the map. How the score works.